public help sought in identifying car thief

PORTSMOUTH — Police are seeking the public's assistance to identify the suspect in the theft of a motor vehicle.

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By Staff reports

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By Staff reports

Posted Jul. 26, 2014 at 2:00 AM

By Staff reports
Posted Jul. 26, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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PORTSMOUTH — Police are seeking the public's assistance to identify the suspect in the theft of a motor vehicle.

The vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of Portsmouth Regional Hospital's Jackson Gray Building at 330 Borthwick Ave. at 7 a.m. on June 16, police said. The stolen vehicle has since been located in Lawrence, Mass.

Police said the victim's credit card was used in various locations in the Lawrence and Methuen, Mass., area. Surveillance images show the suspect in those locations, police said. The male suspect could be seen exiting the stolen vehicle and using the victim's credit card less than two hours after the theft, police said.

Anyone with information that can assist in identifying the suspect is asked to call Portsmouth Police Detective Timothy McCain at 610-7513.

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